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Nick Enright Songbook, The

The Nick Enright Songbook brings together fifty of the best songs from ten musicals for which Enright wrote the lyrics; and the music of five gifted composers—Terence Clarke, Glenn Henrich, Alan John, David King and Max Lambert. The book includes songs from
The Venetian Twins,
Variations,
Summer Rain,
Buckley’s!,
Orlando Rourke,
The Betrothed,
Mary Bryant,
The Good Fight,
Miracle City and
On the Wallaby.

Across this work, Enright’s characteristic use of Australian imagery and language shine brightly, intertwined with the themes of resilience, lost love and religion that are familiar in his work. Together the songs display the proficiency and craft he brought to the Australian musical theatre.

eBook available from

Currency Press | 978-1-92500-517-2 | Sales rights: worldwide | PB

Author

NICK ENRIGHT (1950–2003) trained for the theatre at New York University School of Arts after early experience in Australia including with Nimrod and MTC. He was an actor, director and teacher as well as a writer. His plays include
On the Wallaby, Daylight Saving, St James Infirmary, Mongrels, A Property of the Clan, The Quartet from Rigoletto, Blackrock, Good Works, Spurboard and
A Man with Five Children. With Justin Monjo he adapted Tim Winton's
Cloudstreet for the stage. He has also written for film and television, including co-writing with George Miller the screenplay for
Lorenzo's Oil which was nominated for an Oscar. He has written a number of musicals including
The Venetian Twins and
Summer Rain with composer Terence Clarke. He wrote the book for the Australian production of
The Boy From Oz. Among many awards were two Green Room Awards for Best Play, and four Gold AWGIE Awards, the 1998 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award and the NSW Premiers' Special Award.

As well as being a prolific writer, Nick was a noted acting teacher, particularly at NIDA and WAAPA.